IMPEX “Regina Tristetii”

This is new and improved version of a song that appeared ealier on the “Cântece de petrecere” EP from Ion Din Dorobanți. It sounds obviously heavier than the previous one, but it still manages to make you shake your hips, while you head-bang.

That’s quite a feat. And it’s mostly because of Horațiu Șerbănescu and Andrei Dinescu, the guys behind the keys. And really, the synthesizers are the backbone of this song.

YellLow feat. Mihai Ristea “Do It Again”

“Do It Again” doesn’t sound at all like what YellLow have been putting out in the past. Probably because it was produced by Mihai Ristea from the excellent band Golan. It has just the right amount of weird electronic sounds to balance out the catchy side of it.

I asked Mihai to tell us a bit more about the song: “I started writing the track about two years ago, and it was especially for YellLow. I wanted to see if we can make something a bit more downtempo. After a while I remembered it and we decided to finish it.” Thank God they did.

Deliric & Silent Strike “$efu”

What happens when one of the most important electronic music producers from Romania teams up with one of the best MCs around? If your guess was “they make the best rap album of the year”, then you are right.

This song is a great introduction to their record, which I recommand you check out ASAP.

Coma “Cel mai frumos loc de pe pământ”

The boys are better than ever, which is somehow surprising if you take in the fact that they have had a very long career that started way back in 2000. They’ve never fell off or anything, but for some reason they have really hit their mark lately.

Let’s take this song for example. It’s the perfect blend between alternative rock and melodic, mellow sounds. This has been their core sound all these years, yet somehow they manage to keep it fresh.

Ion din Dorobanti, who last year put a fantastic EP on the same label – and also appeared in our Best of 2015 – has now teamed up with Renato din Salaj for a track straight out of the “dark side of manele”.

If you don’t know what that means, it’s ok, no one does. But it sounds incredible. And that’s all that matters, really.